Welcome to Blackwood: Small town, nothing to do, bored teens. Ah, but near Halloween, this little dull as dishwater town transforms. With their own urban legend of Benny Rose, the Cannibal King, Halloween is "Blackwood's thing".

Piper excels at setting the stage for horror. No time is wasted in creating a brutal backstory, nor is there any anticipating action. Piper cleverly gives us just a taste of what's to come before she redirects our attention to the characters, a group of high school juniors deciding to prank the new girl in town. The trap is set swiftly as new girl, Gabrielle, is roped into having a slumber party at her house while her grandma's away. However, the Glade Street Retirement Community, the only street in Blackwood not decorated for Halloween, has its own secrets to tell.

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